Sources: Jets add Jags RB Robinson with Hall out

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Striking rapidly to capable a abrupt void successful their backfield, the New York Jets agreed to get moving backmost James Robinson successful a commercialized with the Jacksonville Jaguars, sources confirmed to ESPN connected Monday night.

The Jets volition nonstop a 2023 conditional sixth-round prime to the Jaguars, which becomes a fifth-rounder if Robinson rushes for 600 yards this season, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter. He already has 340 yards.

After losing standout rookie Breece Hall to a season-ending genu wounded connected Sunday, and with the Nov. 1 commercialized deadline approaching, Jets wide manager Joe Douglas scoured the marketplace for a replacement. Robinson, 1 of the league's apical occurrence stories lone 2 years ago, mislaid his starting occupation precocious and became expendable.

The Jets (5-2), disconnected to their champion commencement since 2010, tin usage Robinson and Michael Carter arsenic a one-two punch. They're 4-0 since shifting to a ground-oriented attack, and Robinson -- known to beryllium a high-volume backmost -- should let the Jets to proceed with that style. They besides person Ty Johnson.

It volition beryllium hard to regenerate Hall's production, though. He is eighth successful the NFL successful rushing with 463 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per transportation and scoring a touchdown successful 4 consecutive games.

Robinson is successful the last twelvemonth of his rookie declaration and volition beryllium a restricted escaped cause aft the season, meaning the Jets volition person an accidental to clasp his rights for 2023.

Travis Etienne Jr. surpassed Robinson connected the Jaguars' extent illustration implicit the past respective weeks and got the commencement successful the past 2 games, rushing for 200 yards and a touchdown connected 24 carries (8.3 yards per carry) successful losses to the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants.

Robinson has rushed for 2,177 yards and 18 touchdowns successful his 3 seasons with the Jaguars, including 1,070 yards and 7 touchdowns arsenic an undrafted rookie successful 2020. His 1,414 yards from scrimmage that play were the astir by an undrafted rookie successful NFL history.

Robinson had 767 yards and 8 rushing touchdowns past play earlier suffering a torn near Achilles tendon successful the Jaguars' Week 16 nonaccomplishment astatine the Jets.

Robinson was acceptable for the 2022 play opener, however, and ran for 66 yards and a touchdown to spell on with a touchdown drawback successful Jacksonville's nonaccomplishment to the Washington Commanders. He had a season-high 23 carries successful Week 2 and 17 successful Week 3, earlier Etienne became a bigger portion of the backfield rotation.

Robinson played lone 12 snaps successful Sunday's nonaccomplishment to the New York Giants and did not grounds a transportation oregon a reception successful a crippled for the archetypal clip successful his career. Jaguars manager Doug Pederson said Monday that Robinson was dealing with immoderate genu soreness, but helium was not listed connected the wounded study past week.

NFL Network archetypal reported the trade.

ESPN's Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.